Not too many surprises in the Wisconsin partisan primary

“I learned as a teenager growing up in Alabama that voting was a civil right. African-Americans have fought and died since the civil war so that my voice can be heard,” Oates said.

“Voting is a family affair, we all share the right to vote in every election.”

Oates has lived in Milwaukee for 30 years.

Oates and many Milwaukee residents are headed to the polls on August 12, for the partisan primary election.

Results will determine who will be running in the November general election.

This election will be the first step for voters to decide a variety of races which in turn will decide many issues affecting their lives.

“We expect a 25 percent turnout for the August 12 primary election and a 75 percent turnout in the November general election,” said Neil Albrecht, executive director Milwaukee Election Commission.

“These numbers are comparable to the presidential election turnout numbers,”

“Voters are interested in issues on crime and safety, jobs and education,” Albrecht explained.

One issue that the candidates for governor, Scott Walker, Republican and Mary Burke, Democrat have a strong, contrasting opinion is the Voter ID requirement.

“Voter ID is a common sense reform that protects the integrity of our elections.” said Governor Walker in a statement last week.

“People need to have confidence in our electoral process.”

“The voter ID law puts up unnecessary restrictions that we don’t need in Wisconsin,” Candidate Mary Burke said in a statement last week at Wisconsin State Fair. “I think it is important that people have the right to vote and we don’t need to put any hurdles in the way.”

“Even though the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a requirement last week for voters to show photo ID at the polls, no decision has been made in federal court,” according to Albrecht.

“Any registered voter will not need an ID to vote in the primary election.”

“Due to the decision being in federal court, voter ID is improbable for the general election in November,” said Albrecht.

In the latest Marquette Law School poll, Scott Walker and Mary Burke are tied in the governor’s race.

Among likely voters who are certain to vote in the November election, Burke receives 47 percent and Walker 46 percent.